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Mamakiki
''Mamakiki'' is a 2020 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic comedy film starring Preetha Anandan, Ramesh Thilak, Maanas Chavali and Dev (Tamil actor), Dev Ramnath. The film released on ZEE5 after being delayed for several years. Plot Four college friends (Madhu, Mani, Kiranthi, and Kishore) meet again after a sabbatical of five years. Cast *Preetha Anandan as Madhu *Ramesh Thilak as Mani *Maanas Chavali as Kiranthi *Dev Ramnath as Kishore *Madhuvanti Arun as Madhu's mother *Nalan Kumarasamy as a Director *Cheenu Mohan as Kranthi's father *Jayaditya Kang as young Kishore *Sarath Tejas *Amrutha Srinivasan as Rita Miss *Kishore Rajkumar as a prospective groom for Madhu Reception ''The New Indian Express'' gave the film a rating of two out of five and wrote that "Overall, though weighed down by its flaws, ''Mamakiki'' is a middling feel-good comedy that makes us smile, if not laugh". A review from ZEE5 called the film a "middling feel-good comedy". Digital media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shree Karthick
Shree Karthick is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works primarily in Tamil cinema. Karthick directed a number of short films and commercials before venturing into the feature films with his directorial debut being ''Oke Oka Jeevitham'', a bilingual starring Sharwanand and produced by Dream Warrior Pictures. Early life Shree Karthick was born in Chennai to a Telugu language, Telugu mother and a Tamil language, Tamil father. He did his schooling from SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Chennai, SBOA Matriculation School and subsequently, his B.Tech, in Computer Science Engineering, from Valliammai Engineering College, SRM Valliammai Engineering College. Shree Karthick married Sinduja Ramanan in Chennai on 28 June 2017. Career Shree Karthick started off his dance career with a dance company based out of Chennai, which he had joined at a young age. He credits his passion for dance with helping in the overall development of his filmmaking skills. He beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dev (Tamil Actor)
Dev (born Swaminath Raamanathan) is an Indian actor and content producer, who appears in Tamil cinema, Tamil films. He was earlier credited as Abhinav until 2019, when he adopted his new name. Career He made his debut playing Nazriya Nazim's love interest in director Balaji Mohan's 2014 bilingual ''Vaayai Moodi Pesavum'' (Tamil)/''Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram'' (Malayalam). In 2016, he played the character of Mukundan in Nelson Venkatesan's critically acclaimed ''Oru Naal Koothu'' (2016). His first role as a central character was in the Tamil crime thriller ''Vellai Pookal'' (2019). He played the role of Ajay, a software engineer working in Microsoft and son of retired cop Rudhran (played by Vivek (actor), Vivek). The film was shot entirely in Seattle and released in April 2019 to highly positive reviews from critiques and audiences alike. His performance was well received with India Glitz terming it “perfect as the typical Indian techie" and The New Indian Express call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amrutha Srinivasan
Amrutha Srinivasan is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil-language films. She is known for her role in the web series ''Kallachirippu''. Career Amrutha Srinivasan made her lead film debut in ''Aviyal'' playing the only female protagonist in the film. In 2017, she made her Telugu debut with '' Mental Madhilo'' in which she portrayed one of the lead actresses before playing one of the leads in the web series '' Livin'''. She later starred in the lead role in the Tamil web series ''Kallachirippu'', for which she garnered acclaim. Regarding her role in the web series, ''India Today'' stated that "For once, the heroine isn't a self-sacrificing fantasy. She puts herself and her life first and thinks and behaves like an actual woman." She starred in '' Dev'' (2019) as Karthi's friend. Personal life Amrutha Srinivasan married Karthik Kumar Karthik Kumar (born 21 November 1977) is an Indian stand-up comedian and actor in the Tamil film and television industries. Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheenu Mohan
Cheenu Mohan (17 May 1956 – 27 December 2018) was an Indian actor who appeared in Tamil language films. He acted in films including ''Thalapathi'' (1991) and ''Iraivi'' (2016). Career Mohan began his career as a stage actor in the late 1970s, portrayed as a lead role in plays written by Crazy Mohan. His character name of 'Cheenu' in Crazy Mohan plays, became an identification mark of him since then. After portraying a small role in ''Varusham Padhinaaru'' (1989), Mani Ratnam's '' Anjali'' (1990) and ''Thalapathi'' (1991). His involvement in theatre and his reluctance to move into television roles, meant that roles in the film industry had evaded him. He made a comeback by portraying a supporting role in Karthik Subbaraj's multi-starrer ''Iraivi'' (2016). Featuring as the antiques dealer John, who tries to hold together a breaking family, Cheenu Mohan received critical acclaim for his work in the film. A critic called his performance "fantastic in the melodramatic scenes". App ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramesh Thilak
Ramesh Thilak is an Indian radio jockey and actor who has appeared in Tamil films. He made his breakthrough with Nalan Kumarasamy's ''Soodhu Kavvum'' (2013) portraying a kidnapper, before playing a similar role of a thief in Alphonse Putharen's bilingual film ''Neram''. Career Ramesh studied master's degree in mass communication at the University of Madras. He worked as a radio jockey with Suryan FM 93.5, and was credited by the radio station as "Thillu Mullu" Ramesh in a reference to his jovial attitude on air. He then simultaneously worked on his first acting assignment, featuring in the character of Azhagesan alias Al Gates in STAR Vijay's college drama serial, ''Kana Kaanum Kaalangal''. Ramesh made his breakthrough in films with Nalan Kumarasamy's ''Soodhu Kavvum'' (2013) portraying a kidnapper, before playing a similar role of a thief in Alphonse Putharen's bilingual film ''Neram''. He then also featured in Balaji Mohan's bilingual film ''Vaayai Moodi Pesavum''. He signed o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhuvanti Arun
Madhuvanthi Arun is an Indian actress. She is the daughter of actor Y. G. Mahendran. She is a choreographer, and at times a director of various theater productions. She is currently a State executive committee member of the Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Personal life She was born to a Brahmin family. She is the daughter of popular actor and playwright Y. G. Mahendra and granddaughter of veteran playwright Y. G. Parthasarathy and educationist Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy. Filmmaker K. Balaji, actress Vyjayanthimala and Latha Rajinikanth are her relatives. In 2016, she made her debut in the Tamil film industry as an actress. She was married to V. Arunkumar, grandson of Gemini Ganesan and Savitri but now divorced. She is on the board of trustees of the Calibre Educational Foundation. In January 2009, she was one of fifteen women named “Women of the Year” in ''The Ritz Fashion Magazine''. Madhuvanthi took a loan of 1 crore Rs in 2016 to buy her house at Hinduja Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nalan Kumarasamy
Nalan Kumarasamy is an Indian film director who works in the Tamil film industry. He started his career as a short filmmaker and won the title of the first season of ''Naalaya Iyakunar''. He made his feature film debut with Tamil film, ''Soodhu Kavvum'' (2013). Early life Nalan Kumarasamy did his schooling in Campion High School (Tiruchirappalli), B. E (Mechanical Engineering) in Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering(SVCE), Chennai and M.Tech. in Sastra University, Thanjavur. During his college days he was active in cultural events and participated in IIT Sarang. Career Nalan Kumarasamy was into event management and real estate when he heard about ''Naalaya Iyakunar''. There were just ten days to the deadline. So he turned it meta and made a short called ''Oru Padam Edukkanum'' about a filmmaker with a deadline. He went on to make seven more short films. ''Nenjukku Neethi'', his entry for the final round, made him first prize winner of season 1. In 2013, he made his debut as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishal Chandrasekhar
Vishal Chandrasekhar is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, who has predominantly scored music for Tamil and Telugu films. Career Vishal started playing the keyboard aged six and began to give solo shows by the time he was ten years old. He graduated from Anna University with a master's degree in Electronic Media, and worked on over 450 short films and 250 ad jingles, en route to being adjudged the best music director in the ''Nalaya Iyakkunar'' show on Kalaignar TV. He subsequently completed the foundation course at the KM Music Conservatory. Vishal made his composing debut with Brindha Das's ''Hi Da'' during 2012, with a grand audio launch attended by Gautham Menon during January 2013. Despite having the soundtrack released and a trailer launched, the film failed to have a theatrical release. Vishal got an opportunity to work with Santhosh Sivan for the making of his war film, '' Inam'' (2014), and won positive reviews for his work. A critic from NDTV noted "the musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakes Bejoy
Jakes Bejoy (born 27 May 1984) is an Indian film score composer, music producer, and singer. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, but has also worked in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages. He started his film musical career as a singer, in the 2012 film ''Second Show'', directed by Srinath Rajendran, starring Dulquer Salmaan in the lead role. ''Angels'' (2014) was his debut film as a music director. Education Jakes Bejoy is trained in Carnatic music, and was introduced to gospel and western music during his time at Montfort School, Yercaud. He has an engineering degree from Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology (Autonomous), and a master's degree in Music Science and Technology from Stanford University, USA. Career After graduating in 2010, he was a music intern at Activision Blizzard and Namco Bandai, working on the Guitar Hero series, Splatterhouse, and Pacman. He also worked with the audio team at The Walt Disney Company on video games including ''Cars'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dev Ramnath
Swaminath Raamanathan, better known as Dev Ramnath, is an Indian actor and content producer, who appears in Tamil films. He was earlier credited as Abhinav until 2019, when he adopted his new name. Career His first film was ''Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer'' (2013) as a college boy proposing to Manisha Yadav but the scenes didn't make the final cut. He made his debut playing Nazriya Nazim's love interest in director Balaji Mohan's 2014 bilingual ''Vaayai Moodi Pesavum'' (Tamil)/''Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram'' (Malayalam). In 2016, he played the character of Mukundan in Nelson Venkatesan's critically acclaimed ''Oru Naal Koothu'' (2016). His first role as a central character was in the Tamil crime thriller ''Vellai Pookal'' (2019). He played the role of Ajay, a software engineer working in Microsoft and son of retired cop Rudhran (played by Vivek). The film was shot entirely in Seattle and released in April 2019 to highly positive reviews from critiques and audiences alike. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typical romantic comedy, the two lovers tend to be young, likeable, and seemingly meant for each other, yet they are kept apart by some complicating circumstance (e.g., class differences, parental interference, a previous girlfriend or boyfriend) until, surmounting all obstacles, they are finally united. A fairy-tale-style happy ending is a typical feature. Romantic comedy films are a certain genre of comedy films as well as of romance films, and may also have elements of screwball comedies. However, a romantic comedy is classified as a film with two genres, not a single new genre. Some television series can also be classified as romantic comedies. Description The basic plot of a romantic comedy is that two characters meet, part ways due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Language
Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Puducherry. Tamil is also spoken by significant minorities in the four other South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by the Tamil diaspora found in many countries, including Malaysia, Myanmar, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia and Mauritius. Tamil is also natively spoken by Sri Lankan Moors. One of 22 scheduled languages in the Constitution of India, Tamil was the first to be classified as a classical language of India. Tamil is one of the longest-surviving classical languages of India.. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). A. K. Ramanujan described it as "the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
